PROLOGUE: Icy Reception
Jeremy stood on the solid icy ground outside the former Cornerian outpost on the planet Fortuna. He was sent by Fox to investigate a possible terrorist plot by separatist loyalists who were still trying to tear down the republic. He watched as they began to take weapons of every variety and load them into a truck. Damn, i need to be careful now, Jeremy thought to himself, he would just wait till they were done loading the truck then slide down the icy hill and into the base unnoticed. It was a solid plan until they brought a young Cornerian girl, a slender fox girl no older than 14. Jeremy wasted no time, he didn't care at this point, he slide down the rocky, icy hill. This brought attention to the guards as they began to fire at him with fully automatic laser rifles, Jeremy began to use swerve away from the fire as the volley continued. "GET HIM", one of the men yelled from inside the base, Jeremy finally reached the base as he slid up to one of the guards, taking his rifle and opening fire on the guards, who were now taking cover behind whatever they could. "YOU FUCKING COWARDS, KILL HIM, HE'S ONE FUCKING MAN!" The leader shouted as the soldiers returned fire at Jeremy who was now freeing the young girl. The laser blasts whizzed past them as he tried to free her from the ropes, "You okay?" he asked, she nodded as the ropes slid off of her. "Let's get the hell out of here" Jeremy said as he placed a small C4 pack where the girl was just held captive. Jeremy looked around for an escape route, he had no intention of a rescue escape, and wasn't really prepared for it. The guards at this point were coming out of their cover and chasing after them. "Looks like our friends aren't to pleased, c'mon" He grabbed her hand and ran down the side of the base, they got to the corner, but as they turned, the stock of a rifle hit Jeremy in the head, knocking him out completely. They grabbed him and the girl and when back inside the base.
Jeremy slowly awoke, his head still throbbing from the strike. He looked up to see a tall black panther in Venomian army uniform standing in front of him, the girl was being held by one of the six guards standing behind the panther. "You see what you make me do, Mr. Harlan?" He pulled out a small .380 caliber pistol and shot the girl in the head, killing her almost instantly. Jeremy went from shock to rage as he leaped at the panther, who quickly moved and the guards grabbed him and threw him outside. "Now you die, Mr. Harlan." Jeremy laughed "Its about to get a little warm in here." The panther gave Jeremy a confused look, "Whatever, MEN, READY!" The guards raised their rifles. "AIM!" they proceeded to point their rifles at Jeremy's torso. Jeremy lowered his hands to his thighs and pushed a button on his Omega watch and before the panther could give the order to fire, the base erupted into a ball of fire as the C4 that Jeremy set exploded. Four of the guards were fried instantly, the other two were set ablaze from the blast, the screams of agony and the smell of burning flesh filled the cold, night sky. The panther stood up, his uniform scuffed up from the blast. He couldn't see Jeremy, and he sent new guards out to search for him. Hmm, he couldn't be to far, he thought to himself.
Jeremy ran through the snow and ice as a small ship landed next to him. "You ready to get off this icy rock?" came a familiar voice. "Nice to see you, what took so damn long, Wolf?" Jeremy yelled into his watch. Wolf O'Donnell, a long time friend of Jeremy, who used to work for Venom, was even their High Commander at one point. He waited till Jeremy was on board then took off. Jeremy made his way to the cockpit, to see Wolf and Panther Caroso (Wolf's partner) "You look like hell" Jeremy scoffed at this and sat in the seat behind the pilot chair. "There was a teenager held captive there, but she didn't make it." Wolf and Panther stared at the ground. Wolf looked at Jeremy, "Damn, if only we were here sooner." Jeremy shook his head, "There's nothing you could have done anyway, let's just get back to Corneria."